Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-18
News in Brief.

ARMOUR q Co.'s new packing house at
Omaha was opened Wednesday. It has a
capacity of 5000 hogs day.
THE Rev. DIR. James McCosh, the vener-
sble President of Princeton College
has resigded. This Doctor is 76 years of
age.
LINGG, one of the condemned Chicago
anarchists, committed suicide in his cell
on Thursday morning by the use of a
Illuminating cap.
INDIAN lNsPEToR ARMSTRONG has tele-
graphed the authorities at Washington
that all the refractory Grows, save one,
have been delivered up, and no further
trouble is feared.
A LICENSE of incorporation was grant
ed at Springfield, H., Tuesday, to the
Chicago Times Publishing Company.
The capital stock is $1,OOO,00O, and the
incorporatOrs are Jas. j. West, Clinton A.
Snowden and Frank E. Weigly.
IT turns out that the recent failure of
the Fifth National Bank of st. Louis was
caused by fraud and forgery on the part
of its officers. It's cashier has been ar
rested and its president is believed to be
on his dying bed.
1T is reported at Washington that
Professor Cushman has unearthed city
in Southern Arizona. near the junction of
the Salt and Gila rivers, and that his par
ty has exhumed 1000 skeletons.
JUDGE JAMESON has over-ruled the mo-
tion for arrest of judgment in the case
of the Chicago boodlers and sentenced
the six men to the state pen1tentiary for
two years each. They will appeal their
case to the appellate court.
SENATOR STANFORD, having become tired
of the Chinese in his vineyards, has con-
cluded to import skilled laborers from
Bordeaux. 1t VIII make a stir among
California Srape-growers if this expert
ment succeeds.
AN unknown woman, falsely represent
ing herself as agent of the Illinois Ia
dustrial School for Girls at Evanston, has
been soliciting funds for the institution
in the Galena district, and secured con
siderable amount.
FRIDAY afternoon the 4OOfoot draw
span of the Santa Fe bridge across the
Mississippi at Fort Madison, Iowa, swung
for the first time. 1t is said that through
trains will be running from the Pacific
coast to Chicago before New Years day.
The thin crescent of the waning moon
and bright star probably Venus) were
seen in the sky by citizens of Ionia, Mich,
at 1925 P. m. Friday, exciting the super
stitious fears of the Ignorant, particular
ly when taken in connection with the
hanging of the anarchists.
A BOX, sent by express from Cleveland
to Terence CurraI," who is unknown,
was delivered by mistake at Cincinnati
to Clarence Kerr. 1t contained two rolls
of hercules powder, a coil of fuse, and
percussion caps.
CoAL-NIINERs struck work in the Evans
vile, Ind, district Tuesday. They had
been out for four weeks, and only took up
the pick and shovel a few days ago. The
operators have increased the price of coal
and the men denand that they get some
benefit from the raise.
ACCORDING to the Tucson Star the Nor
mons now hold the balance of power in
Arizonia, and an agreement was made
last winter between the Mormon Bishop
and the Governor of Arizona that no leg
islation inimical to polygamy should be
passed, which contract was kept.
AT the Sabbath Convention Wednesday
at Elgin, H., resolutions were passed
presenting the sacred claim the Lords
day has upon Hlis country and condemn
ing its non-observance by protesting
Christians. permanent organization
was formed, TO be called TIE Sabb ath
Association OF Illinois.